History Schmistory: October 9. “Nice shirt! I love reggae!”
Thursday, October 9, 2025
1967: Only a day after his capture, Argentine-Cuban Revolutionary, Ernesto “Che” Guevara, is executed in Bolivia for attempting to start a revolution there. T-shirt prices skyrocket.
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History Schmistory: October 8. Today never happened.
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
1582: Italy, Portugal, Poland and Spain adopt the Gregorian calendar, officially eliminating this day from existence.
History Schmistory: October 7. A Painful “Memory”
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
1982: Cats, the musical opens on Broadway and runs for almost 18 years, just above the average life-span of your typical household cat.
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History Schmistory: October 6. Around the World in 4,833 days.
Monday, October 6, 2025
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2007: Modern day adventurer, Jason Lewis completes his human-powered circumnavigation of the globe, having hiked, biked, roller bladed, kayaked, swam and pedaloed his way around the entire planet! The trip was supposed to take around 3-4 years, but he had a few hang ups, like capsizing in two oceans, going to jail, being robbed at machete point, breaking both of his legs, dodging the bullets of a civil war, and being attacked by malaria, blood poisoning, altitude sickness and a crocodile, just to name a few. All told, when reaching his original starting point, Jason Lewis had traveled nearly 46,000 miles in 13 years. As far as we’re concerned he deserves a lifetime lazy-pass. Though he probably wouldn’t even use it.
History Schmistory: October 5. Think of a wonderful thought…
Sunday, October 5, 2025
1857: The city of Anaheim is founded. Nearly 100 years later it is the happiest place on Earth.
![By mydisneyadventures (Flickr: Kiss!) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons](http://www.teammarcopolo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Disneyland_Mickey_and_Minnie_kiss_as_cowboys.jpg)
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History Schmistory: October 4. Don’t rush-more than you have to…
Saturday, October 4, 2025
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American-born Danish sculptor, Gutzon Borglum begins carving Mount Rushmore in the Black Hills of South Dakota.
Naturally, he started from the rear and worked his way forward…
History Schmistory: October 3. “Eat… these broken wings…”
Friday, October 3, 2025
1964: The first plate of Buffalo Wings is served up at the Anchor Bar in Buffalo, New York, a city once brimming with swarms of flying buffalo. Now, sadly there are only a few left 🙁
![By Coast Guard photo/ Petty Officer 2nd Class Jetta H. Disco [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons](http://www.teammarcopolo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/398px-Coast_Guard_buffalo_chicken_wings.jpg)
By Coast Guard photo/ Petty Officer 2nd Class Jetta H. Disco [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Art by Alexis Trice
History Schmistory: October 2. Fifth Dimensional TV!
Thursday, October 2, 2025
1959: Televisions legendary sci-fi anthology series, The Twilight Zone, premiers on CBS. It receives numerous rave reviews, but ratings land in the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, between the pit of man’s fears and the summit of his knowledge… …
![By Bureau of Industrial Service. This was a division of ad agency Young & Rubicam and was widely used by those in the television industry for distributing publicity material. (eBay front back) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons](http://www.teammarcopolo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Burgess_Meredith_Twilight_Zone_1960.jpg)
By Bureau of Industrial Service. This was a division of ad agency Young & Rubicam and was widely used by those in the television industry for distributing publicity material. (eBay front back) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
History Schmistory: October 1. Back off, sound!!
Wednesday, October 1, 2025
1969: A Concorde turbojet-powered supersonic passenger airliner breaks the sound barrier for the first time. Sound barrier calls shenanigans and demands a rematch.
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U.S. Navy F/A-18 within the sound barrier
By Ensign John Gay, U.S. Navy [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
History Schmistory: September 30. Too soon?
Tuesday, September 30, 2025
1955: After starring in only 3 movies, legendary actor James Dean dies in an auto collision, forever distinguishing him as the rebel without a seatbelt.
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